What are the responsibilities and job description for the Ward Clerk/ Monitor Tech position at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital?
Job Summary
The Ward Clerk/Monitor Tech is responsible for interpreting and monitoring the patient’s cardiac rhythm status. Provides a variety of clerical duties relating to the updating and organization of information on the unit as well as directing the flow of communication between other units and departments.
Licensure & Certification
- Current BLS provider card
- Certification in Telemetry Monitoring Course required
Education
- High School graduate, GED or equivalent.
- Medical terminology course completion preferred
Experience
- Previous experience in comparable position highly desired
Knowledge & Skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Organizational skills
- Proficient reading, writing, grammar and math skills
- Knowledge of medical terminology
- Basic computer skills
Physical Demands - Clerical/Administrative Patient Care:
- Frequent sitting and standing/walking with frequent position change.
- Continuous use of bilateral upper extremities in fine motor activities requiring fingering, grasping, and forward reaching between waist and chest level.
- Occasional/intermittent reaching at or above shoulder level.
- Occasional/intermittent bending, squatting, kneeling, pushing/pulling, twisting, and climbing.
- Occasional/intermittent lifting and carrying objects/equipment weighing up to 25 pounds.
- Continuous use of near vision, hearing and verbal communication skills in handling telephone calls, interacting with customers and co-workers and performing job duties.
Key for Physical Demands | |
Continuous | 66 to 100% of the time |
Frequent | 33 to 65% of the time |
Occasional | 0 to 32% of the time |